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Vertical Lyrics by Sometimes the Cat

I Shiver

2017

[Verse 1]
I play the part of the tortured artist so well
That I don't know where my heart is
Yeah, I checked under the bed
And I don't know which me is fake
I don't know if I've got an expiration date
Like I'm a carton of eggs
(A gallon of milk, baby, don't you let me spoil)

[Verse 2]
And I tend to forget it
And I tend to let my guard down
And I let it get to me
It always gets to me
I only cried at the Skype chat once or twice
And I didn't say anything
I just got between both my sheets and I sobbed
(It wasn't even me they were after)

[Chorus]
I love when I'm made to smile
'Cause even if there's nothing good in this world
It helps just to be upright, vertical
I love when I'm made to smile
'Cause even if there's nothing good in this world
It helps just to be upright, vertical
Upright, vertical
Upright, vertical
Upright, vertical

[Bridge]
You're throwing up food in the yard
You just don't know where to start
Especially if you can't hold it down, oh-whoah
I like to take other people's struggles and make them my own
Wrap them up in a bow and present them in a song
And hope they don't notice when they hear it

[Post-Bridge]
I talk a lot about ideal concepts
For somebody who would say that they are not that

[Verse 3]
I keep on talking 'til I run out of punchlines
When I say that maybe my body will end face down in a ditch
A little bitch is what I am, I'm damned to mediocrity and flailing helpless by myself
No, I'm not going to sleep with you
I mean, I wouldn't have sex with you either
But I'd also rather if we slept in different beds, if that's okay
(Yeah, I wouldn't be too fond of me either)

[Chorus]
I love when I'm made to smile
'Cause even if there's nothing good in this world
It helps just to be upright, vertical
I love when I'm made to smile
'Cause even if there's nothing good in this world
It helps just to be upright, vertical
Upright, vertical
Upright, vertical
Upright, vertical

[Coda]
I play the part of the tortured artist so well
That I don't know where my heart is
Yeah, I checked inside my chest
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Sometimes the Cat

Sometimes the Cat

About “Vertical” by Sometimes the Cat

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"Vertical" is credited to Sometimes the Cat. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Vertical" appears on "I Shiver" in 2017.

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